What is the issue with Barack Obama and his birth certificate?

Answer 1

He has. He is one of the few US Presidents or presidential candidates ever to do this. Dwight Eisenhower and John McCain provided access to their birth certificates to select reporters, but did not publish them. President Obama is proven to be a legal US citizen.

It has not been typical for a person to need the long form birth certificate from Hawaii, since all uses (up until this brouhaha) were adequately supported by their short forms. The birth of President Obama in Hawaii has been confirmed beyond any doubt, even the Republican Governor of Hawaii has confirmed this. It is a non-issue that was intended only to create controversy and doubt about the qualifications of the duly elected and duly vetted President. See a copy of the long form birth certificate provided by Hawaii and endorsed by the Governor via the links below.

Answer 2

He has. Many times. In fact, he has produced both the Certificate of Live Birth and the Long-Form Birth Certificate. It is an internet myth that he has "refused" to produce it, or that he tried to hide it. Further, Mr. Obama's birth certificate has been verified by numerous reliable sources: both the Republican governor of Hawaii and her Democratic successor (who also knew members of the president's immediate family personally); various doctors at the hospital where the president was born (including the son of the Doctor Who delivered him); journalists from every major network (including Fox News); fact-checkers from many newspapers, etc. The long-form birth certificate is also online, and I enclose a link. But unfortunately, there is a group of people called Birthers who refuse to accept that the president was born in Hawaii, no matter how much evidence is provided.

REAL ANSWER

Almost every word of the above is a bald-faced lie! The ONLY document Obama has provided is a copy of the Hawaii "Certificate of Live Birth" which virtually every single forensic specialist has decried as a poorly done, multi-layer, photo-shopped, FORGERY. It is an easy thing to find the testimonies of the MANY reputable experts who have posted the details of the forgery online. All attempts by the Arpaio Posse, and every other investigator to procure or inspect the original documents have been stone-walled and denied. The DEMOCRAT governor of Hawaii set out to find the truth, and was finally forced to admit that he couldn't find any such documentation. Obama has spent millions of dollars to hide every fact of his past, from his birth, to his college records, to his true intentions. Why would he hide his college records? Could it be that they show that he attended as a foreign exchange student, as his printed publisher's bio stated FOR SIX YEARS. WAKE UP, OBOTS. THIS MAN IS MAKING A FOOL OUT OF YOU!

REBUTTAL

No certified forensic expert has ever published a report saying that Obama's birth certificate was a forgery. Promoters of the birth certificate forgery have quoted one handwriting analyst as saying it was a forgery, and an Italian forensic organization as saying that it was very improbable that the document was authentic; however, none of those reports were ever published, and the precise reasoning was not disclosed. Other noted forensic specialists have said that they find nothing wrong with the Obama certificate. The Hawaii Department of Health website today says: "On April 27, 2011 President Barack Obama posted a certified copy of his original Certificate of Live Birth." The "REAL ANSWER" contains false statements, corrected here:

1. Most forensic experts found Obama's birth certificate to have no indications of forgery, including Jim Pex, John Berryhill, Ivan Zatkovich, Neal Krawetz, Ken Coburn and Ricardo de Queiroz.
2. The State of Hawaii did not "stonewall" attempts by a volunteer posse member in Arizona to view Obama's birth certificates. Birth certificates in Hawaii are not open to public inspection by law. All certificates are treated equally.
3. Hawaii Governor Abercrombie never said that he couldn't find Obama's birth certificate. What he said was that he could find no document that he could legally release.
4. Obama did not spend any money trying to keep his records hidden.
5. The publicist whose client list brochure said Obama was born in Kenya stated that this was a fact checking error. The brochure was so obscure that no one found it until Obama had been president for years.

Answer 3

President Obama published a certified copy of his long form birth certificate (the vault copy) on the White House website on April 27., 2011. The State of Hawaii Obama FAQ acknowledges that what was published is a "certified copy of his original Certificate of Live Birth."

Answer 4

But he does. In fact, both his long and short form birth certificates have been presented, inspected, and cleared as valid by multiple official agencies. Reporters from CNN, NBC, ABC, even Fox have seen it and agreed that it is valid. So have fact-checking sites like snopes.com, factcheck.org and politifact.com as well as numerous politicians-- including two governors of Hawaii (one a Republican, and the other a Democrat), and the state's attorney general; and it has also been seen by the editors of many major magazines and newspapers.

However, There is a group of conspiracy theorists known as "birthers" who believe these certificates are forgeries. There is no credible evidence to support their views, but they continue to believe them. Currently (2013), about 19% of Republicans still insist the president was not born in the United States, even though there is ample and overwhelming evidence that he was.

Answer 5

Because for the qualifications to become a president of the usa you must be born here be the ages from a number to another number for example 20-50 and maybe Obama hid it so he can stay president...just a guess though

Answer 6

There really is no issue, it became a political talking point for his opponents to try to discredit him. His birth certificate is available online to see for yourself in multiple locations, see the related question below for more information and links to those sites.

Answer 7

First, it is a myth that he was "afraid" to show it. Second, no other president has ever been asked to show their birth certificate. And third, Mr. Obama did show proof of his birth on numerous occasions; and yes, he has a real and legal birth document, which proves he was born in Hawaii in 1961. Unfortunately, a group of mostly-Republican opponents of Mr. Obama, known as "birthers," were convinced he was foreign-born, and they continued to deny that he was a "natural born citizen." No matter how much proof was offered, about 19% of Republicans still refuse to believe it to this day. But the facts are that Barack Obama is American, and he did release his birth certificate; thus, the subject ought to have been closed by now.

Answer 8

He wasn't afraid, but rather he didn't believe it necessary, as previous presidents hadn't pressured to release theirs.